Rx for nursing shortage

Formerly known as the Galen Health Institute School of Nursing, the college has added a dean and next year will move to a larger campus in the South Texas Medical Center. The RN program was approved by the Texas Board of Nursing and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board earlier this year.

College officials say the program is needed to help bring more nurses in the workforce. About one in every 10 nursing jobs at Texas hospitals is vacant.